Week 11 of SEC Baseball proved even more of the league’s parity as Florida and Ole Miss secured a shake-up series victory. Other than Texas, teams at the top of the SEC were unable to separate themselves from others or remain consistent.
This leads to interesting debate as the NCAA tournament rolls and the team shakes for their hosting positions. Which metrics are most important to the committee?
This is how leagues accumulate:
1. Texas
Record: 37-5 (19-2 seconds)
Last week: 1
Key Statistics: The best SEC record ever by Vanderbilt in 2013 is 26-3, and since then only one team has been seriously challenging this record. Can the Longhorns do that in their first year in the league?
2. LSU
Record: 36-9 (14-7)
Last week: 3
Key Statistics: Along with Texas, LSU is one of two teams in the SEC, with at least 30 innings in Zach Cowan and Kasan Evans, with two pitchers with ERAs below 2.00.
3. Arkansaud
Record: 37-9 (14-7)
Last week: 3
Key Statistics: Arkansas is one of three SEC teams along with Georgia and Tennessee, with five players with double-digit home runs this season.
4. Tennessee
Record: 35-9 (13-8)
Last week: 4
Key Statistics: During SEC play, Tennessee performed better on the road (8-4) than on the home (5-4). The losses for those two home series are higher than the total for the past three seasons.
5. Vanderbilt
Record: 31-13 (12-9)
Last week: 5
Key Statistics: Vanderbilt’s pitchers hit 31.7% of the batters they faced, which will guide the country.
6. Georgia
Record: 35-11 (12-9)
Last week: 7
Key Statistics: Georgia is the only team in the SEC with multiple players with double-digit home runs and stolen bases.
Record: 31-13 (12-9)
Last week: 12
Key Statistics: Ole Miss Pitchers picked up 14 batters. Other SEC teams do not have more than 8 pickoffs.
8. Auburn
Record: 30-14 (11-10)
Last week: 8
Key Stat: According to Warrennolan.com, Auburn has been number one in the schedule nationwide.
9. Oklahoma
Record: 30-13 (11-10)
Last week: 9
Key Statistics: Oklahoma’s Kyle branch and Jackson Willits are tied to SEC leads on stolen base attempts at 12 o’clock.
10. Kentucky
Record: 25-16 (10-11)
Last week: 10
Key Statistics: Kentucky batsman hit a pitch of 119. This is 23 pitches than the second in the country and the next crossing SEC team.
11. Alabama
Record: 35-10 (12-9)
Last week: 11
Key Statistics: After a hot start of the season, Alabama’s offense struggled during meeting play. Of Crimson Tide’s 77 home runs, 29 were held at the meeting.
12. Texas A&M
Record: 24-19 (8-13)
Last week: 6
Key Statistics: Texas A&M is 2-5 in one-run game this season and 1-5 in two-run games.
13. Florida
Record: 30-16 (8-13)
Last week: 13
Key Statistics: Florida ranks in the top half of the SEC in scoring, home runs and slugging on base despite having only 11 position players for most of the season.
14. Mississippi
Record: 25-19 (7-14)
Last week: 14
Key Statistics: Despite being third in the SEC, it has not been translated into production in Mississippi. This is 10th in the SEC, with five runs allowed per game.
15. South Carolina
Record: 25-20 (5-16)
Last week: 15
Key Statistics: South Carolina’s offense averages the fewest runs per game for any team in the SEC.
16. Missouri
Record: 13-30 (0-21)
Last week: 16
Key Statistics: Texas, like Missouri, can make history. No SEC team has lost all their conference series since their schedule increased to 30 games in 1996.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics in Tennessee. Contact her on agerson @gannett.com or X, on previous Twitter, @aria_gerson.
